/*
 * Bibliothek - DockingFrames
 * Library built on Java/Swing, allows the user to "drag and drop"
 * panels containing any Swing-Component the developer likes to add.
 * 
 * Copyright (C) 2011 Benjamin Sigg
 * 
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 * 
 * Benjamin Sigg
 * benjamin_sigg@gmx.ch
 * CH - Switzerland
 */
package bibliothek.gui.dock.util;

import java.awt.Component;

/**
 *  A description of how some {@link Component} (e.g. a {@link BackgroundComponent} or a {@link PaintableComponent})
 *  handles transparency.
 * @author Benjamin Sigg
 */
public enum Transparency{
	/** 
	 * The background is not to be painted at all. This does not mean that the component is completely
	 * invisible, as there might still be a foreground that is painted.
	 */
	TRANSPARENT,
	
	/** The background is guaranteed to cover the entire component */
	SOLID,
	
	/**
	 * The component decides on its own how to paint the background, 
	 * there may be some transparent patches or not.
	 */
	DEFAULT
}